On 16 April 2013, Mr X asked the Scottish Prison Service (the SPS) for information relating to a review of a Governors and Managers Action Notice (GMA) which he understood to have taken place. The SPS provided some information to Mr X in response to his review requirement, but subsequently reached the view that his request was vexatious. Following an investigation, the Commissioner did not accept that the request was vexatious. As Mr X accepted that the SPS did not hold the information, she did not require the SPS to take any further action.
The Commissioner also identified failures (i) to respond to Mr X’s information request within the timescale specified in FOISA and (ii) to give Mr X information on his rights when responding to his request for review.
[2014] ScotIC 105 – 2014
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Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.525564